Old Friends' Annual Tribute May 29
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Photo: Courtesy of Old Friends/Laura Battles
Star Plus at Old Friends Farm
Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Farm in Georgetown, Ky., is holding its annual tribute May 29 to its recently deceased residents. The event, which is free and open to the public, starts at 1 p.m. ET. The farm is located at 1841 Paynes Depot Road in Georgetown.
The horses to be recognized include:
Afternoon Deelites
Albertus Maximus
Devilocity Lass
Disturbingthepeace
Dumaani
Eye of the Tiger
Favorite
Holy Estrapade
Hussonfirst
Inaspecial Way
Kudos
Miss Saigon
Mustanfar
Mystery Trip
Star Plus
Swain
Thornfield
Victor Cooley
You and I
Others being honored are are JR Guy, horse care staff; Ellen Zehnder, tour guide; and, Buddy, chief greeter cat.
Dream Chase Farm, the farm's main facility, is home to more than 150 former racehorses and breeding stallions. The program also includes Old Friends at Cabin Creek, The Bobby Frankel Division, which is in Greenfield Center, N.Y., a few minutes from the Saratoga Race Course. Old Friends at Ashton Grove in Georgetown is a unique relationship between Old Friends Farm and the Ashton Grove Senior Living Community, which is a 40-acre facility that is home to 13 Old Friends retirees.